11-26-2003, 10:14 PM
Shlama Akhi Michael,
It is impossible that "easterners" rejected the idea of a Friday crucifixion until the fourth century. First of all, this doesn't take into account the testimony of the Church of the East, being in Persia, which has always kept to the original day of the crucifixion. Secondly, the source I quoted is from the 3rd century, written in Aramaic in Syria. That's about as "eastern" as you can get. The "easterns" mentioned in that quote (if it's at all accurate) are probably Greeks, and not Arameans.
It is impossible that "easterners" rejected the idea of a Friday crucifixion until the fourth century. First of all, this doesn't take into account the testimony of the Church of the East, being in Persia, which has always kept to the original day of the crucifixion. Secondly, the source I quoted is from the 3rd century, written in Aramaic in Syria. That's about as "eastern" as you can get. The "easterns" mentioned in that quote (if it's at all accurate) are probably Greeks, and not Arameans.
+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan
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